Folding ironing-board.



E. E1. PAUST. FOLDING- IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED 1911mm, 1912.

1 03%1 9%,, Patented July 9, 1912.

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To all whom it may concern: I

Be" it known that I, ERNEST HENRY FA s'r, acitizen of the United States,residing at Lexington, in the county of. Oglethorpe'and State ofGeorgia, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements .in FoldingIroning-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains toimprovements in ironing boards and has forits primary object to provide a substantial device which may be readilyfolded into a small same in extended operative position, and

other means cooperating with that first mentioned to' lock the tripodagainst the board in its folded inoperative position. v

.For a full understanding of the present invention, reference is'to behad to the following description and to the accompany- Iing drawings, inwhich its folded position.

Figure 1 isa side elevation of my device.

in position for use, the dotted lines showing Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the board in folded locked position,

being partly broken away-to show clearly the locking member. Fig. 3 is apartial view in side'elevation and partly broken away. Fig. at is adetail sectional View on the line 4E4: of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a partialend elevation.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figuresof the drawings,' similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

Referring now to the drawings, a device constructed in accordance withmy invention consists of a board proper designated 1, having secured onits under surface at the enlarged end portion thereof a cleat or block2. Hinged to the inner end of the block 2 is a pair of divergingsupporting legs 3, connected at their upper portion by means of atransversebar' 5, said legs being ararm 6, which ispreferably bifurcatedto receive the upper end of a supporting leg '7 pivotally mounted on thepintle 8. The leg 7 is formed with a shoulder 7 near its ,bar 5Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Patented July'9",-19 12.:Applicationfiled February is, 1912'. 'SeriaYNo. 677,651." I

upper portion, against which the transverse bar 5 as adapted to abutwhen the device is in extended position for use, andthe leg 7,-

is furthermore provided with a recess 9 I means are provided consisting.of a locking plate 12 .revolub'ly mounted on the shank 11 and formedwith diametrically opposing" hooks 12' which are adapted to engage 1nthe staples 13 when the board is folded, one .of said staplesbeingsecured in the board proper 11 while-the other is secured to theleg 7. i

' When the board is in opeipative position, the legs 3 are moved downardly and the leg 7 is also moved downwlardly until the transverse bar 5abuts agai st the shoulder 7 when the lug 10 is engag d in therecess 9,thus securely locking the device in position for use. The leg 7prdferabl-y extends to a point approximately beneath the smaller end ofthe board in order to for-ma substantial support when. pressure isexerted on thisv end of the ironing board propn' From the foregoing, itwill be apparent that the tripod support comprising the legs 3 and 7 maybe readily folded against the board proper 1' by disengaging'theilug 10aforesaid. Independent locking,

from the recess 9 and be secured to said board by. a slight rotationof'the locking plate 12 toengage the hooks 12 in the-star is claimed asnew is '1. In an ironing board, the combination of a board proper, apair of legs hinged intermediate its ends, a connecting member betweenthe legs, a leg hingedl-y connected to the board adjacent the pair oflegs aforesaid and having arecess therein, said leg being adapted toextend between said pair of legs, locking means for said boardcomprising a locking member carried by.theconnecting member aforesaidand adapted to hold'the board in extended operative position, a lockingplate pivotally mounted on said locking. member, and means on thellocomprising a bar connecting said legs, and afleg pivoted tov one end ofthe board-adapted to extend,

between the legs aforesaid and having a'recess foi med therein staplessecured in the boa'rdfproper' andon said, leg; alocking member securedto the bar consisting of a 111 adapted to'en gage in the recess aforesald to'hold the beard in eftended operative position and independent1ockmg"means comprislng; a double 'hooklocking plate mounted on the lugand adapted to engage in the staples to lock'said board in foldedinoperative position.

in' presence of two witnesses. 4 I ERNEST H. FAUST. Witnesses:

J OEL TILLE'R, ERNEST KLUT.

- 20 Iiitestimony whereof I 'a-flix' my signature

